Probe(s) into chamber mod

hawgheaven

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Okay, I got bored, my mind went on overload, so I decided I needed to fix my digital thermometer cable entry problem into the chamber on my CG. I hated running the cables through the lid and body lip... it made the lid lift up and leak, plus the cables get kinked. Well here's my solution, with little to no smoke/heat leakage:

First, a 13/16 hole cut into the chamber body, just below the lip

Here's a couple of shots of the piece I used:

Unit installed:

I used a 1/2" NM/SE (UF) Cable Connector #49092 at Lowes. I had to shorten the body of it about 1/16" or so, and shortened the rubber seal inside about 1/8". This gave me the ability to tighten the unit against the body.

I ran 4 cables through there after installing it with no problem at all. I think this is gonna work out great!

Stay tuned...

 

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HawgHeaven
Nice mod, I remember our conversation and that you were planning on coming up with a fix. Good job !!!

 

hawgheaven

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Thanks Mossy, and it only cost me $1.92 and less than an hour of my time!

BTW, I located it centrally from end to end.

 

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Here's a shot of four probe cables running through the "grommet"...

 

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HawhHeaven, that's a smooth looking mod you performed. Real pro looking job!

 

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Thanks Rich! A walk thru Lowes' electrical isle helped me... I have been thinking of how I wanted to do this...

 

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Great mod ... that's using the ole noggin.

 

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Thanks cajun! Nice thing about this is it can be used on any type smoker, and it is cheap and easy (kinda like me...

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Thinkin' about it, think I got some of those in the garage...

 

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man i am missing the concept of the the seal.......i SEE it........but and i have seen this type of conduit connnectors........but NOT the rubber seal part of it



d88de

 

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• Nov 18, 2007

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Can you post the part numbers?

 

hawgheaven

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ajthepoolman: here's the part: 1/2" NM/SE (UF) Cable Connector #49092 at Lowes

Dude: It is a weatherproof seal in it's former life... I figured with the oval opening in the rubber being just a tad bigger than the probe cables, I won't have any leakage from the chamber.

 

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kewl........thankx dude


d88de

 

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Great mod, i'll be going to Lowes in the morning.

 

hawgheaven

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Here's what it looks like in the package... just in case anyone is interested.

 

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It's a connector for a rubber cord to a junction box. Great mod, think I'll have to do mine. Thanks!

 

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Glad to help! I just went to Lowes and bought a couple more, one for the ECB and the other for a future project...

 

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In this case HawgHeaven was thinking both inside and outside of the box, great job !!!

 

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Great idea Hawg ... we don't have Lowe's here, so help out a dumb Canuck, would that part be found in the TV cable section or plumbing?

 

hawgheaven

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I found it in the electrical section... let me know if you can't get one, I'll get one for you and ship it to ya'...